Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Job selection with IBS

I've been battling with this sort of thing for awhile now. I feel that I've been less productive than usual at work the last few weeks, because I've been dealing so heavily with the stress of starting the EFI diet, and trying to stabilize myself. No one has mentioned that I'm not doing good work, and I think I'm the only one who notices, but I still wonder if I should talk to my boss and explain the situation, so he understands when I put "SICK" on my timecard more often one week than another. Do many of you out there tell your boss about your IBS?

I don't think I would mention it during an interview. Technically, it's really none of their business, and you don't want them to think you have some horrible disease that's going to severely impact your work performance. It might negatively bias their opinion of you. Maybe that doesn't sound right, or maybe it's not the best answer, but you should only talk to your boss when and if you are comfortable doing it. I, for one, wouldn't want to try to explain the situation to a total stranger. I'd wait until after I'd been on the job for awhile, and was more comfortable with my coworkers.

Lisa, IBS-C

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Lisa, IBS-C (Vegan)
Stable since July 2007!
Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)

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